Petrosphere (geology)

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In geology, the petrosphere is the entire silicate portion of a planet, including its crust and mantle.[1]

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  1. ^ Moynier, Frédéric; Fegley, Bruce (2015). "The Earth's Building Blocks". In Badro, James; Walter, Michael (eds.). The Early Earth: Accretion and Differentiation (PDF). Geophysical Monograph Series 212. Washington, D.C.: American Geophysical Union. p. 27. doi:10.1002/9781118860359.ch2. ISBN 9781118860359.

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